Hi to you all.I am a long time non-theist, (atheist). I am also a member of: Freethought and Rationalism; Reason Project; Richard Dawkins net; Sam Harris org; and Talk Rational. BTW my user name is…Continue

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"Chopra uses the term consciousness with liberal abandon. He doesn't seem to pin down exactly what it is. It is some vague and mystical concept.
But science is making early inroads into understanding consciousness, and the mind and freewill, as…"

"Laura: this theologian is saying exactly what he means by "God"
". . . to speak of God is to use symbolic language, hallowed by long tradition, in order to refer to the mystery of the universe, to the origin of life, to the…"

"Hear, hear. It is not necessary to have a purpose. We can just enjoy the ride. However, we may find something of value, which we deem worthy of calling a purpose - an atheist doctor, for example, might find purpose in understanding human beings, and…"

"M. Penn: {This was one of the few times in his life that he seemed logical}
I'd say it's logical either way. (a) If you believe you're off to heaven, to be with Jesus and your past-dead loved ones, going there would be appealing, and…"

"Christianity has suppressed much which would have progressed and benefitted us. So, yes, it is possible that we'd be 1000 years more advance, (and probably better of), without having had Christianity. But I can't know what else might have…"

"It isn't necessary to "Out yourself", as such. You could just "Tell it like it is". In other words, challenge ideas on evidential, logical and philosophical grounds. For example, on the issue of a poor father-experience and…"

"Please note that I am not an American - I am an Australian. Americans are mentioned in the letter a few times. I'd still like to vote. The Smithsonian should not be just for Americans, neither should it reflect any particular religious or…"

"As I understand it, many of the early settlers from Europe to America were trying to escape religious persecution back home. In their countries of origin, people being from a non-aligned religious sect was frowned on, and led to persecution. This…"

"I don't specifically remember being told that we have free will. Society certainly treats people as if they have free will. Christians use the concept of free will to justify certain things - like "God" allows evil to exist, so that…"

"Well he is wrong. Atheists are not all the same. Atheists don't believe in a god. Buddhists are atheist. Are all atheists like Buddhists? No!
Seem atheists say that there is no god.
Other atheists say that they simply cannot find any evidence…"

"If there is a god, as in the Bible/Quran etc., and if that god is omniscient, omnipotent and infinite, then it knew everything, before it made the universe. It knew all of the future down to the tiniest detail.
Compare this to a man who…"

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Date of Origin 19th c.
Etymologically, a guerilla is a ‘little war’. English acquired the word during the Peninsular War (1808–1814) from Spanish guerrilla, which is a diminutive form of guerra ‘war’ (a word ultimately of Germanic origin, related to English war). In Spanish it still means ‘skirmish’, and until well into the 19th century it was used in English for a ‘war characterized by irregular skirmishing’ (the famous Times war correspondent William Russell, for instance, reported on 18 March 1862 that ‘Arkansas is now the theatre of a large guerilla’). The first recorded use of the word in its present-day sense is by the Duke of Wellington, the British military commander in Spain, in a despatch of 1809: ‘I have recommended to the Junta to set the Guerillas to work towards Madrid’.

When you plug in the word "guerrila" at the Word Origins website, this is what you get:-

Simply because a word was derived from another language does not mean that its spelling need necessarily be kept. Try the origin of the word "pyjama" in the Word Origins site. It tells us that the word was derived from Hindi pāejāma; the word "dolphin" yields Greek delphís.
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I'll stick with the guerilla I have always known, thanks.
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Hi Gila! Just a follow-up to my previous invitation to you to join our Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists Group. 2010 is going to be an exciting year for Australian atheism and joining the group is a great way to stay in touch.

Hi Gila - Welcome to Atheist Nexus! I'm Kris from Queensland. I'd like to invite you to join our Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists group. It's a great way to keep up to date with what's happening in atheism in Australia.